While the Fourth of July may mark the birth of our nation, September 17, the date of the signing of the U.S. Constitution that occurred right here in Philadelphia, is the birthday of our government.

The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth ...

Now that former President Donald Trump has been elected to a second term as America's commander-in-chief, the nation will focus on the official changeover - Inauguration Day. The inauguration ceremony ...

Flags across America are at half-staff on Monday in memory and honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the ...

She continued her response by falsely claiming Texas signed a treaty enacting ... signed the treaty that formed the first constitution of the United States if they didn’t think their right ...

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The Tenth Amendment expresses the ...

Trump also said the order will stop "birth tourism," a term sometimes used to refer to pregnant women who cross the border ...

For instance, the Court has ruled that the Due Process Clause protects rights that are not specifically listed in the Constitution ... that all persons in the United States shall enjoy the ...

Beyond the fact that the 14th Amendment was enacted 92 years after the birth of the United States, the dissenting justices criticized the majority for imposing on the U.S. Constitution “feudal” and ...